New Port Richey, FL - April 6, 2017 - Welbilt has been named a 2017 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award winner for continued leadership in protecting our environment through superior energy efficiency achievements. Welbilt’s accomplishments will be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. on April 26, 2017.

For the past 15 years, operators, dealers and consultants rated Welbilt best in class across multiple categories in the Foodservice Equipment & Supplies Magazine Awards. Our Frymaster and Manitowoc Ice brands have been the sole winners in their category for 15 years in a row.

Our leading brands have earned 31 awards from the National Restaurant Association Kitchen Innovation Awards since the program started in 2005. Our winning products save energy, reduce waste and improve productivity for operators.

Frymaster developed several innovations for McDonald’s including a low oil volume technology for the Japanese market, a multiple-language touchscreen controller, and a built-in oil quality sensor for fryers in European markets to improve consistency of oil management, reliability, crew safety and ease of use.

Manitowoc Ice® and Merrychef® were recognized for outstanding service and bringing innovations to SUBWAY on a regular basis. Based on conversations with SUBWAY, Merrychef eikon® high-speed ovens with touch screens are designed to exceed expectations in performance, maintenance and ease-of-use. Manitowoc Ice Indigo® series programmable ice machines feature patented Luminice® Growth Inhibitor to keep the food zone clean, saving thousands of dollars each year in labor alone.

McDonald’s recognized our Convotherm plant in Eglfing, Germany, for partnering with the community to build a power plant to produce steam from local carbon-neutral crop and dairy farming by-products such as wood chips. Each year, the plant’s many sustainability efforts save about 1 million kg of C02, 4.6 million kWh of electricity, and 270,000 therms of natural gas.

For six consecutive years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented Welbilt with an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award, the highest recognition for superior energy management, commitment to energy savings and promotion of ENERGY STAR® benefits.

The particular software update for Convotherm 4 gas units has to be done by an authorised service partner (there are adjustment steps necessary).

Please ensure that only software which is suitable for the unit series is installed on your Convotherm unit. This software cannot be used for other unit types from the range. If this is disregarded, no liability will be assumed for malfunctions.